Plans for a mixed residential and business complex with housing, retail businesses and offices will go back before the Hemet Planning Commission on Tuesday.

The Riverside County Housing Authority is hoping to build a complex at the northwest corner of North State Street and Oakland Avenue that includes up to 525 multi-family residential units, including some for low-income residents, 119,000 square feet of retail space and 16,000 square feet of office space on a 29-acre site.

The complex would wrap around a small center that contains a restaurant and liquor store and runs north past Menlo Avenue.

The property is north of the Hemet Stock Farm.

Much of the land is owned by Riverside County and falls under what previously was its redevelopment area. Since the property was purchased with redevelopment money, it must support affordable housing, according to a report prepared for the commission.

The commissioners considered the proposal at their Oct. 16 meeting, but did not make a decision. They wonât make one Tuesday, either, as there was not enough time to address all of the concerns raised about the project, the report states.

A number of residents addressed the commission last month stating concerns about building another low-income housing project in Hemet.

Commissioners said they hope a Metrolink commuter rail station will eventually be built near the property, which they say would bring younger professionals to the area.

Metrolink has spoken of a Hemet station, but that remains years away.

There also were concerns about the number of potential units, although the commission could vote to limit how many homes are built.

The entire project is likely years away. It could take up to 15 years to build out, city planner Ron Running said.

The commission is expected to postpone the public hearing until Jan. 15, at which time it is expected to make a decision to see if the project should go to the City Council seeking final approval.

The Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers, 450 E. Latham Ave.

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